John Robert Locke

Murdered
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On August 28, 2000, Dr. John Robert Locke, aged 67, was tragically killed in his office at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Dr. Locke, a respected associate professor and director of the Comparative Literature Program, had been a faculty member since 1967. The assailant was identified as 37-year-old James Easton Kelly, a former graduate student who had recently been dismissed from the Comparative Literature PhD program due to unsatisfactory progress. Kelly entered Dr. Locke's office i ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    John Robert Locke

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Fayetteville

    AR

    2000-08-28

    67

    John

    Robert Locke

    12/31/2024

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    Has anyone else been deeply affected by the dedication of the Locke Garden Memorial? I visited it re... ...Read More
    11/03/2024
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    I can't stop thinking about the memorial garden set up for Dr. Locke outside Kimp... ...Read More
    03/15/2024
    Does anyone else feel a deep sense of sadness not just for Dr. Locke and his family, but also for ho... ...Read More
    10/16/2023
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